The case for asylum: A child's long, lonely trek

Elvin Rodriguez was a teenager when he left a dangerous world in Honduras for a better life in the United States. When he arrived, his ﻿journey was only just beginning.

Elvin Rodriguez was a teenager when he left a dangerous world in...

BROWNSVILLE - The paralegal with chestnut ringlets and inky blue eyes pressed the buzzer at the outer door of a shelter for immigrant children, still unsure what to do about the teenager in Dormitory No. 2.

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